Chapter: 986

Dr. Turner and Susan, the birthday celebration, the drugging... Ivan saw a brief glimpse of what seemed to be an invisible thread linking these three things.

Rachel contacted Clara twice on the night of the birthday celebration, but Clara was busy taking care of Riley, so she didn't answer the phone. There was no response when Clara tried to call again, and the phone number she dialed was off.

Clara assumed the call was a sales pitch and stopped calling.

It wasn't until the second day that she discovered just how much news was on the internet about Susan. She had just gotten out of bed when she heard on the television about what had occurred the previous night at Waterfront Hotel. Ameer and his mother afterward paid a visit to the Jimenez family. Megan and Clara's mother talked about what happened at Waterfront Hotel. They all had a collective loathing for Susan. Clara, who was sitting next to them, did not want to join in the conversation. She was responding to a colleague's text message on her cell phone.

Ameer's mom had been talking about this with other rich ladies at least five times in the preceding two days. Ameer so badly wanted to get out of that place when he heard the topic again.

Megan stopped him by grabbing his hand and asked, "Where are you going? Your cousin just arrived. You can't miss dinner today."

“I'm going for a brief stroll. Furthermore, I've had enough of hearing what you're discussing."

"You holy terror..."

"Let him leave if he wants to. I, too, am itching to venture out for a little. In fact, it's been a long time since Ameer visited us here.

I'll take him out to the yard." Clara despised the slanderous chitchat of the other women. She didn't give a second thought to the gossip. Let alone Ameer, she would be fed up with the same rumors.

That was why she decided to speak for him.

Megan remained silent after hearing this. She allowed Ameer to go.

Having been granted permission by his mother, Ameer departed from the living room and headed for the backyard. Clara was right behind him.

She got a phone call from one of her coworkers. She answered the phone and talked to her coworker for a while. After hanging up, she saw Ameer staring at his phone in a daze.

Clara patted Ameer on the arm. She did so gently and stood beside him.

“What are you thinking about? You appear to be lost in thoughts."

Ameer put his phone away in a hurry. He calmed himself down and touched the tip of his nose.

"I am not thinking about anything."

But it didn't look like nothing was on his mind.

Clara didn't believe what he said. Still, she refused to ask him any more questions. Instead, she led him along the path in the backyard.

Ameer heaved a sigh of relief since Clara didn't continue to ask questions. He put his left hand into his pocket and touched the edges of the mobile phone. There was a trace of hesitation in his eyes. He stared at her and asked, "How is Riley?"

As soon as Clara heard what he said, she stopped and turned around.

She didn't understand what he meant.

"Riley?"

"Yes. Didn't he have an allergic reaction on the night of the birthday party?" Ameer looked at her.